Chapter 316 Regret

The most important point is, if Chu Suiliang went to break into the Liangyi Hall at this time, how would they know that the emperor secretly summoned the generals.

This would be equivalent to exposing his spies in the palace. The emperor would be furious and would definitely carry out a purge.

At that time, how could Changsun Wuji know the movements in the palace in the first time? This is also one of the important reasons why Changsun Wuji stopped Chu Suiliang.

"Then Taiwei, what do you think we should do now?" Chu Suiliang asked. If he was not allowed to go, what if the emperor really sent troops to Tubo regardless of everything?

"Wait!" Changsun Wuji said.

"Wait?" Chu Suiliang and others were puzzled. They originally thought that Changsun Wuji could come up with a good solution, but the result was that they had to wait.

"That's right! Just wait. If your majesty wants to send troops to Tubo, he must issue an imperial edict and a military order. That will have to go through our hands. Then we can use this to refute and then advise your majesty and ask your majesty to withdraw his order."

"Without an imperial edict and a military order, it is impossible for your majesty to mobilize the army. Even if your majesty insists on doing it alone, we can still delay." Changsun Wuji said.

In order to mobilize the government troops to go to war, two conditions must be met, the imperial edict and the fish order for mobilizing troops. Both are indispensable.

"But most of the officials in the Ministry of War are your majesty's people. It would be easy for your majesty to get the fish order." Changsun Chong said.

In order to be able to firmly control the military power in his hands, Li Chengqian basically replaced the officials in the Ministry of War with his confidants, so the fish order was naturally what he wanted. "Even if Your Majesty can obtain the fish token, you still cannot mobilize the army

without the imperial edict. We can work on the imperial edict." Changsun Wuji said. As long as the Ministry of Personnel does not pass the review, the imperial edict cannot be issued, and the emperor still cannot mobilize the army to go to war. Even if the emperor has the military token, what can he do? Changsun Wuji, the Ministry of Personnel, can still have a say. As long as he does not sign the imperial edict, the imperial edict cannot take effect. In the Liangyi Hall, Li Ji, Li Ke, Xue Rengui and others gathered together, waiting for Li Chengqian to speak. "During the morning court, I proposed to send troops to Tubo. What is your attitude? Do you want to send troops to attack Tubo like me?" Li Chengqian went straight to the point. He was determined to destroy Tubo. Everyone looked at each other. Although they guessed that the emperor summoned them because of Tubo, they did not expect the emperor to speak frankly. What did Tubo do to make the emperor so resentful that he had to destroy them. "Your Majesty! I think it is not the time to fight Tubo. Tubo and our Tang Dynasty are relatives by marriage, and they are also vassal states of the Tang Dynasty." "If Your Majesty sends troops to attack vassal states without a reason, other vassal states will be in danger, and it may even lead to Tubo joining forces with the Western Regions to confront our Tang Dynasty." Li Ke was the first to speak. What Li Ke meant was nothing more than a cliché. Sending troops to attack Tubo without a righteous cause was an unjust act, and the Tang Dynasty would be without a reason and would be resisted by many people. Li Chengqian ignored Li Ke and looked at Li Zhen and others, waiting for them to speak. "Your Majesty! I also think that now is not the time to attack Tubo. Please think twice." Li Zhen was the second to speak. "Why? Is it also because it is unjust?" Li Chengqian asked. Li Zhen's words made Li Chengqian take it seriously. "That is not what I meant! Your Majesty, I have been to Tubo before. The environment there is different from that in the Central Plains." "If the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty are not fully prepared, I am afraid they will not be able to attack Qisu. The soldiers of the Tang Dynasty cannot adapt to the environment there in such a short time." "Once the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty arrive in Tubo, it is very likely that most of them will suffer from headaches, dizziness and other symptoms." "By then, our army will lose its combat effectiveness. If Tubo takes the opportunity to counterattack, our army will be unable to resist at all." "That is why I oppose Your Majesty to send troops to attack Tubo now." Li Zhen said. Li Chengqian knew that Li Li was talking about plateau reaction. Indeed, this was the biggest nemesis of the Tang army, otherwise Tubo would have been crushed into powder by the Tang Dynasty long ago. Fortunately, Li Chengqian had already made preparations and sent Cheng Wuting to lead troops to station on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. As long as the 20,000 soldiers in his hands can adapt to the plateau environment, the destruction of Tubo will be just around the corner. I just don't know what the situation is with Cheng Wuting! "I actually knew what you said a long time ago, but if Tubo is not eliminated, it will definitely become a major concern for the Tang Dynasty and will definitely harm our Tang Dynasty borders." "That's why I thought that the Tibetan Zamp had just passed away and the new Zamp was young. I took the opportunity to send troops to eliminate Tubo to prevent future troubles." Li Chengqian said. These people don't understand the power of Tubo now, and they still think that Tubo is a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty and dare not challenge the Tang Dynasty. But Li Chengqian knows the power of Tubo, especially the father and son of Lu Dongzan, who are the most outstanding figures in Tubo. Even a figure like Xue Rengui fell into the hands of Lu Dongzan's son, Lun Qinling. The defeat in the Battle of Dafeichuan caused the Tang Dynasty to lose control of the Western Regions. If it weren't for the fact that generals such as Hei Chi Changzhi emerged later, defeated Tubo and regained control of the Western Regions, the Western Regions would have been under the control of Tubo. It is impossible for the Tang Dynasty to regain the four towns of Anxi. "Your Majesty! Now that Tubo has submitted to the Tang Dynasty, it would be unreasonable for us to send troops. The environment of the Tubo plateau is not favorable to our army." "Apart from the weather, Tubo has the advantage of location and people. This battle is not favorable to our army." Xue Rengui said. The meaning is very clear. It is impossible to send troops to attack Tubo this time. Tubo has the advantage of location and people. But they have nothing. If they send troops to attack Tubo regardless of anything, they will inevitably be opposed by many people. After all, Li Chengqian is raising an unjust army to bully orphans and widows. Tubo has not provoked or offended you. Is it necessary to be so unscrupulous? What will the ethnic groups around the Tang Dynasty think? Will they become the next Tubo? "I know what you mean. I was not thoughtful enough. Let's stop here today!" Li Chengqian said. "I will take my leave!" Everyone stood up and bowed. Li Chengqian looked at the figures of the people leaving, and he was not sad. Although he did not take the opportunity to send troops to Tubo, he was a little regretful. But as they said, now might not be the best time to send troops to Tubo, not to mention the question of legitimacy.

As for the problems in the environment, they cannot be overcome in a short time. Although the comprehensive strength of the Tang Dynasty is good now

, it still cannot ignore the plateau reaction. This is a shortcoming of the Tang Dynasty. Otherwise, Tubo would have been destroyed long ago.